Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-14
GEEENYILLE.
Facts Showing the Growing Importance of
the Enterprising Young City.

Facts Showing the Growing Importance of
tho Enterpris1ng Young City.
GREENgILLE, Ten, March =, 1887.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
In order that the readers of THE GA
zETTE-that Justly popular daily here, as
elsewhere-may understand and appre-
ciate in some degree the growth, general
status, and steadily growing importance
Of this enteTprising young city of North
Texas, l propose to give them
in this letter some facts (uOt
fancies) thereto pertaining. Not but
that Greenville is well and fav0rably
known abroad as thoroughly wide
awake, thrifty, business town; but l pro-
pose to present the points and facts here
matter in but simple, naked Justice TO q
place that merits the notice herein given.
This is no paid "Write up" furthermore
it is done on my own motion, and as
new, and l may say, in some sense, a dis
interested citizen CT Greenyille.
Having promised this much, now fer
the '1aCts." GreenYile, as is known
generally-bY which l mean in other
states as well as its own, but to the peo-
pie Of Texas especially-is situated in the
rich black lands of North Texas. Not
only sc, but Hunt county, OF which she is
the county seat, IS among
the richest OF the rich coun-
ties COmprisiDgsthjs section. AS evidence
Of which last stated fact, l will here men
ton incidentally that Hunt has present
population OF 50, 900, with taxable values
of $4,000, 900, actuaI official figures. The
railway facilities Of GTeenville are already
good-better than most other towns of her
size. For instance, she has roads run
ming IL five different directions from this
center. Some idea can be formed by
your many readers Of the amount of bus
mess done by these roads when l give in
connection the following official figures
Freight received here from September /,
1885, to September l, 1886, IN pounds
28,272 600; freight forwarded duriug
same period, in pounds, q, $50,
900, and this not including
the cotton shipments. These amounted
between the dates above mentioned to
1850 bales, ana since beginning this
season-that is, from September l, 1886,
to March l, I887-the figures foot up
81 900 bales Agent Branthoffer author
ICES ME 20 say tnat the business Of the
Gould system here at this
time is fully IS per cent in excess
of that done at this date last year.
Five passenger trains arrive and like
number depart daily; and in truth, this is
one of the places where many passengers
do ,'get on and off," Several switches
will be put down shortly, lmperatively
demanded by the increased Gnd growing
business, one OF which, just east Of the
depot, viii be 100 feet IN length.
While on railroads, l will take occa-
sion to refer 10 the st. Louis, Arkansas
and Texas, and to the Paris and Roberts
in connection with GreenYille. She is
looking alter her interes in q strictly
business way. and proposes to secure
both of these roads. AS to the first men
stoned, while this place would be sub
stantiall7 benefited by having it, the bust
ness interests of Fort Worth, it is obvious,
would be greatly enhanced; for | need
but remind you and your readers that
almost every foot of the entire country,
from Commerce, this county (the branch
ing p0inD, on through Greenvflle, Plano
and Grapevine to Fort Worth--the pro-
posed routes the rich, productive
black waxy. The Pacific Express
Company's receipts lastyear amounted to
upwards of SIS 900, and Sir. Regan, its
agent, further stares that the business is
rapidly increasing, the monthly receipts
averaging about 500 more than last year
so far. By recent careful compilation OF
statistics am enabled to state that the
merchants of Greenville made sales during
1885 aggregatlng about 81, 900, 900. And
be it here noted that her merchants have